In response to Clint Freund's question, I'd suggest looking at the website for Working Bikes Co-op in Chicago. Their website is http://workingbikes.org
Working bikes collects donated bikes, fixes them, and sells them locally (sort of like Dream Bikes, I guess), but they also send bikes to developing countries in Africa and elsewhere, where they get used for transportation and also to power machines, like mills and generators. The came to the Art Fair on the Square two years ago and set up a demo, where people could try running various machines with pedal power. So, naturally, they have some experience with bike-powered generators, and they've posted instructions on their website: http://workingbikes.org/node/100105. By the way... can you tell us what the generator is for? It would be interesting to see it in action when it's complete. _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
